What color is #455463?

#455463 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightfall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #455463?

The RGB value is 69, 84, 99: 69 red, 84 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #455463?

The complementary color is #635445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #455463?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#455463 color

#455463 rgb(69, 84, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #455463 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 32.9% green and 38.8% blue (69, 84, 99).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 18% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Nightfall (#43535E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#455463 color codes

HEX	`#455463`
RGB	`rgb(69, 84, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 32.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 18%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 30%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 15%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.02, -1.91, -10.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.02, 10.77, 259.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.876, 8.506, 13.029)`
Decimal	`4543587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #455463, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #455463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#455463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #455463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #455463; }
.text { color: #455463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #455463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 84 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #455463, #454563); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #455463?: #455463 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Nightfall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #455463?: The RGB value is 69, 84, 99: 69 red, 84 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #455463?: The complementary color is #635445, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #455463?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.